Background: According to the WHO estimates, there are approximately 2 billion people suffering from iodine deficiency. Inadequate iodine intake may result in varying degrees of adverse health outcomes ranging from mild ...

This thesis explored the cultural and power aspects that influence decision-making of Puerto Rican women during childbirth, focusing on women’s role in the decision making process, their negotiations of decisions and choices ...

This study´s aim is to produce knowledge about the process of implementing a service user driven organized social activity initiative at the Health Center for Undocumented Migrants, and to generate insight into its potential ...

Abstract Background Increasing HIV testing coverage is a priority for countries struggling to curb the epidemic of HIV. Previous studies have shown an association between socio-economic status and testing uptake. ...

In the midst of what is often dubbed the ‘migration crisis’, The Gambia has consistently been among the top ten nationalities of irregular migrants entering Europe across the Mediterranean Sea, with over 20,000 citizens ...

At the time of writing, the system of gender affirming healthcare (GAH) in Norway is in a state of flux. Recent controversies have arisen around the monopoly on care held by the publicly funded gender clinic (Nasjonal ...

Objective: Production and consumption of substandard medicines remain a significant public health issue globally and in Pakistan, a low-income country with an ever-increasing number of local pharmaceutical producers, it ...

The study aims to explore the experiences, perceptions and perspectives of volunteer nurses who are providing healthcare to irregular migrants at the Health Centre for Undocumented Migrants in Oslo Norway, with particular ...

ABSTRACT Title: A Qualitative Study of Occupational Stress and Burnout among EPs in Canada Researcher: Helena Krista Fleming Supervisors: Christina Brux Mburu, MPhil, Dr. Per Kristian Hilden (University of Oslo) Dr. Skye ...

Somali second generation female adolescents frequently underutilize services provided by the Sex and Society clinic in Oslo, possibly due to cultural contradictions associated with the discussion of sexuality. This qualitative ...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide ranking even higher than HIV/AIDS. Multi-drug resistant TB remains a threat. Post-primary cavitary TB, responsible for 80% of disease burden and ...

Background: There is an ongoing discussion on how antimicrobial resistant microbes should best be handled. During 2015, many European countries received a high number of asylum seekers. In Norway, some doctors chose to ...

Since the expansion of the EU and the European economic crisis in the late-2000s, there has been a marked increase in the presence of migrating street-workers from Romania in Norway. Non-governmental organisations have ...

Person-centered care has been described as the best way to care for someone with dementia. This approach to care is now on the Norwegian political agenda and is included in mission statements and job descriptions of ...

ABSTRACT Background: Research has shown that physical activity and dietary interventions have the potential to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes among the South Asian population. Nevertheless, little is known about the ...

Background: Inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is among the most important determinant of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. In most developing countries including Malawi, monitoring changes in ...

Depression among Eritrean immigrants in Oslo and surrounding areas: associated factors ABSTRACT Background Depressive disorders are among the most common mental health problems that contribute significantly to the global ...

The diffusion of global policies for detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and its treatment in high-burden countries is not yet fully described in the literature. Evaluating the status of policy diffusion ...

Introduction: Hypertension is among the leading causes of deaths globally as every year millions of people die, including both males and females, and if it tends on increasing at the same rate as it is presently having, ...

Background and relevance: OF is among the most devastating maternal morbidities which happens as a result of obstructed labor. Usually the child dies leaving the women suffering from the implication of both OF and child ...

Child marriage is a widely spread practice which happens across countries, cultures and religions. Child marriage is defined as any formal union or informal union where one or two of the parties are below the age of 18. ...

Title: The association between newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression: a hospital based, cross-sectional study in Chennai, India. Background: The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression are ...

Background: Persons without legal residency have limited rights and access to health services. This can create health problems or worsen conditions they have. The Health Center for Undocumented Migrants in opened in 2009, ...

-The consumption of medicine has been increasing globally in line with the invention and distribution of new medicines. Inappropriate use of medicine has also been reported as a global problem and there are different ...

People living with HIV and without a residence permit have to deal with a serious chronic condition on one hand, and their lack of legal residence status on the other, including the ever-present risk of being deported to ...

Access to mental health care service remains a major problem globally, but more obvious in developing countries including the Gambia. In general, mental illnesses even though are acknowledged as great contributors to the ...

Background: Norway has recently experienced an influx of asylum seekers from war- and conflict-ridden countries. Research suggests that asylum seekers and refugees are at increased risk of mental health problems, but there ...

OBJECTIVE: Health inequity and high maternal and child mortality among ethnic minority populations remain major public health concerns in Vietnam. Furthermore, a lack of complete, accurate and timely health data has ...

The aim is the study was to explore the factors contributing to unplanned pregnancy among unmarried adolescents, their perception on child bearing and their experiences during pregnancy and as adolescent mothers. the factors ...

Bangladesh is among the countries that have had a significant decline in maternal mortality. One important measure taken to reduce maternal mortality is to ensure that more women give birth in hospitals, where competent ...

This study is aimed to identify risk factors for hip fracture (ICD-10 codes: S 72.0, S72.1, and S72.2) due to falls in the elderly in Kiev, in particular extrinsic risk factors, e.g. environmental hazards and to propose ...

This research explores the experience of childbirth in the context of high cesarean sections rates in Brazil. Ethnographic methods were used to collect data through interviews and narrative theory served as analytical tool. ...

β-thalassemia constitutes a major public health problem in the UAE and shows one of the highest carrier frequencies of β-thalassemia in the Gulf region. In spite of the advances in thalassemia treatment and increased ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) recognizes that individuals with disabilities have the same rights to freedom, respect, equality and dignity as everyone else. How this is ...

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after orthopedic surgery, and it is associated with high morbidity rates, high healthcare costs and in some cases poor patients outcomes. Aims: The purpose ...

Background: Diabetes and depression are common and rapidly increasing non-communicable diseases throughout the world. Currently, about 382 million people have diabetes worldwide, while depression affects approximately 350 ...

This study is about the perceptions of health workers on the management of women with preeclampsia, comparing the public with the private sectors of health care in Somaliland.

With increasing prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus, prevalence of contraceptive use is also in rise in Bangladesh. This quantitative study was designed with the objectives to estimate the proportion of hormonal ...

Drug use and dependence among young people is one of the major problems in the world and is still under recognized in the developing countries. The magnitude of the problem is rising in India, especially Punjab, where the ...

In Norway, public health nurses have a long history of working with health promotion and, in particular, in relation to maternal and child health. Appropriate feeding practices are of fundamental importance for growth, ...

ABSTRACT Background, rationale and aim of the study Breastfeeding is considered to be an important measure to secure child s optimal health and survival. In urban areas of Pakistan most of the women can t afford to live ...

Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death among females in Africa, where BC peaks 10-15 years earlier than in high-income countries, presenting in advanced and aggressive forms between the ages ...

Research consistently reported that adolescents experienced high levels of exposure to community violence in the their life. There is a trend that adolescents in several cities in Indonesia exposed to violence in the ...

Background: People in the developing countries are increasingly vulnerable to the worldwide epidemic of obesity. It is a common modifiable risk factor for all the cardiometabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes (T2DM). ...

Sexual and reproductive rights include access to accurate and appropriate information, necessary to make informed sexual and reproductive decisions.(1) In the current age of media globalization and internet, adolescents ...

ABSTRACT Despite high proportion of minors who have experienced sexual abuse in Kenya are presenting at health facilities for post rape care, literature shows post rape care health services are fragmented and health providers ...

Aim: The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence of selected modifiable risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, fruits and vegetables consumption, ...

The burden of diabetes is increasing in low-income countries, including Cambodia. Hypoglycemia is an important topic in diabetes care: an episode may bring physiological, psychological, and social impacts to patients and ...

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus is increasing enormously worldwide in the recent decades especially in developing countries. The prevalence of Gestational Diabetes mellitus (GDM) differs depending on the regions ...

Non-adherence to antibiotic is a major public health problem. Previous studies found that understanding and adherence to antibiotic instructions increased when the oral instructions from the pharmacists were supported by ...

High rates of maternal mortality remain a persistent problem in Sierra Leone. Efforts to reduce these high rates have included initiatives to encourage more women to deliver at health facilities. Despite the introduction ...

There is an epidemic of type 2diabetes worldwide, and particularly sub-Saharan Africa is bearing the brunt. Zanzibar is not exempt, where the literature points out a steadily increasing public health problem. The literature ...

Some studies show that ethnic minority women experience barriers in obtaining the same level of cultural sensitive maternity care compared to native-born women in the host society (Reitmanova & Gustafson, 2008; Essen & et ...

Background: Viet Nam, the 12th highest TB burden country in the world, has not shown significant decrease in TB incidence rate over the past years, despite its model National TB Control Program (NTP) and its attainment of ...

The aim of this study was to find the association between serum lipid ratios and insulin resistance among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance in Pakistan. It was also sought how effective was FBG to identify IGT ...

In Burkina Faso, abortion is permitted only in cases of incest, rape, when the woman's life is in danger or in cases of fetal malformation. Access to safe abortion is therefore legally restricted in Burkina Faso and women ...